[T3] pop-out windows on a fastback

[Jim Adney]

On 10 Jan 2014 at 18:10, Brion Sabbatino wrote:

> I wonder if thread inserts would work. Lacking the extra metal of the backing plate, they might add enough strength for the fasteners to hold.
> These are the inserts that are installed with the pop rivet looking thread setter.
> Do the experts feel comfortable the C pillar metal would ho;d up to the stress of the window over time.

Sounds like a reasonable fallback plan. I'd start with the OE sheet 
metal screws and escalate to the expanding inserts if they failed.

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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